A Good Read Folgen

Writer, actor and Gavin and Stacey creator Ruth Jones and theatre and film director Dominic Cooke join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Kate Atkinson, Siri Hustvedt and John LahRuth and Dominic are old friends, but did they enjoy one another's books? And what happened to Ruth's pottery robot in her third set art class?Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson Publisher: Black SwanWhat I Loved by Siri Hustvedt Publisher: Sceptre Prick Up Your Ears, John Lahr's biography of Joe Orton. Publisher: BloomsburyFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2020.

Journalist and author Nicholas Lezard and former BBC Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Samuel Beckett, Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa and Sigrid Nunez. Nicholas chooses Watt by Samuel Beckett Publisher: FaberGwyneth chooses: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa Publisher: VintageHarriett champions The Friend by Sigrid Nunez Publisher: ViragoFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.

Author Lissa Evans and comedian Sarah Keyworth join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Oliver Sacks, Cheryl Strayed and David Garnett. Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks Publisher: PicadorWild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed Publisher: Atlantic BooksLady into Fox by David Garnett Publisher: Dover PublicationsFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.